Friday, September 18, 2009

Smile...

The weekend is here again, and I can't believe it! It seems that the days just rush by so fast that I don't even notice. Of course it's so nice that it is weekend; time to enjoy and relax, but it also makes me feel that life is going by so fast. One of my greatest fears is that I will wake up one day 55 years old and realize that life went by and I wasn't even paying attention.

Because of this, I'm trying to enjoy every moment to the fullest, and trying hard not to get stuck infront of the tv... This week I joined a new gym! So that's something atleast, because I've been planning it for so long now that I really started to bother me already. I'm lucky because If supports this quite alot and from the normal monthly fee of 55 euros I only have to pay 35! The schedule is so great there! I mostly enjoy classes that are dancing or something fun like that and they offer that possibility pretty much every day. Today I'll go and try the hugely advertized Zumba! I just can't wait...

I love going for my hikes or sometimes even for a run :P, but the long winter is coming and I felt like I need some variation to my routine to keep me motivated and hit the goal weight that I'm still working on...

Tonny has to work again, so it will be just me most of the time.. but I'll try to think of something to coock for my love, so it will feel like that I'm doing something towards this marriage as well.

Monday, September 14, 2009

I did it

Just a quick note to say that, I did spoil my baby with a super breakfast and I did go for a run and then some! I found this huge up-hill place and did some extra stuff on it.. like lunges all the way up a couple of times.. :D
This morning I could feel the workout all over my body, so I was even smart enough to go for a 45 minute relaxing walk before coming to the office, and now I just feel super energetic.

It's nice that sometimes you are able to surprise even yourself...

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Day of lazyness

After being extremely busy for the past few weeks, I finally was able to have a day of nothingness, and at the same time filled with relaxing things. Unfortunately Tonny had to work so he was only able to join me for dinner.

I started today by waking up around 8 am.. not very late, but bare in mind that on a weekday I get up at 6.30 so definitely an improvement. Since the whole week I've felt dead tired at night I've missed all the fun tv programs that I normally love to watch. Luckily I had recorded all of them so the day started with watching all of them! Such a fun way of spending couple of hours.

After the laziness on the sofa, I was ready to get some fresh air. Today I opted for a nice walk to the shop, and actually added some excitement by picking up the things I needed to coock a special dinner for tonight. In the end my back bag probably weighted like 15 kg:s so the way back wasn't so nice.

The super coock in me took after another set of tv watching and I was able to make a nice dinner and even my first-ever cheese cake!!! I kicked butt, even though I'm saying it myself! I even added baking fresh bread on top of all, so I truly felt like a little house wife during the process. Dinner was ready the second Tonny walked in, so it was perfect.

After that dinner though I felt such a lazy-bone that decided to do some ab-exercises and I guess tomorrow I need to take myself for a real workout, to kill off all the cheese cake from my hips.

I hope I'll make it up the hill :P

P.S Right now Tonny is asleep - the poor thing is still going to work tonight. I feel so bad that I've done nothing productive today, and he worked the day and the night. I must do something extra nice for him tomorrow!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Beautiful Babies...

Before they grow up too much I wanted to put them on my blog.

Baby Julianna, the newest member of our family. Even though she's not our blood realtive, she has been taken in as she was.. And how could we not when she gives us this cute face to adore.


And our handsome boy Daniel. He's growing up too fast, three years old already. So now he's not so much of a baby anymore, but already telling stories, singin and dancing all the time. Ahh.. how nice is a child's life..

I think we need to get some more babies to the mix. You would think that since there is four of us (my sisters and brother) we would have atleast been able to get to the same number and add some craziness to the mix. Well, we all just have to work on that I guess ;)

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Planning a trip

So as I mentioned in the Italy post, I really want to travel somewhere. And actually for a couple of years I've wanted to do a roadtrip around USA. The time should be perfect next summer, so I'm anxious to get started on the planning. The first thing is to check with friends around USA whether or not a visit would suite their schedule and start choosing the route. My dream is to fly to New York and drive "diagonally", all the way to Los Angeles. Only time will tell whether we will be able to fit it all into one trip, or should we just do "one side" first and go back for the "other side" some other time.

So far places to visit on my list are:
- Ann (a friend from Nicholls)
- New York - just in general
- Grand Canyon, would be awesome
- Ansku (you always miss your lil'sis)
- Las Vegas (I've always wanted to see the craziness there is)
- Los Angeles

I'm also hoping to grab some friends along for atleast some parts of the trip. To me the more the merrier (Tonny has really changed my point-of view in social situations)... At least Katja and Aki have expressed the interest, so there is still hope :D.

So for now, I'm just gathering ideas on what should we do on that trip, if anyone has any good ones, please let me know :D

Monday, September 7, 2009

House warming... pictures

Because I had lost my camera (but luckily found it few weeks ago) I was never able to post any pics from our house warming party. I was finally able to get some photos from Blandina, so here you go. Some good moments from the party and I guess a sneak peak to how our house looks like.


Until next time again... I'll try to take some more photos of the house.

A weekend in Italy

I would love to be able to say that I went on a nice weekend trip with my new hubby, but unfortunately, that's not true. Instead I actually went with the board members and employees of Tampereen Voimistelijat. It was time for the yearly get together weekend, where we try to focus on the future and draw the big lines. Of course it's also our only chance to spend some time with each other socially so the nights went on quite long with the aid of nice food and good italian wines.



We were able to make some good plans for whatever issue was going on at the moment, and enjoy the beautiful sunshine in Italy, while Tampere is already gearing towards fall (too fast I might add). This weekend made me feel that I do still want to live abroad - do something completely different, and immediately I started to think what could that be.. We have (Tonny and I) been talking alot about going somewhere to do our masters degrees, it will be atleast a couple of years still to go, but it's fun to start planning about it.

Beautiful Pergamo...

Back to work and to coldness of Tampere, they actually announced on the radio today that tomorrow the fall will start... well I guess it's time to start waiting for Christmas! :D